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verb

past tense of stuff
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as in gorged
to fill with food to capacity kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper

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as in crammed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space stuffed all the kids into the back of the car

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Recent Examples of stuffed
Adjective
The only other guests were our daughter’s dolls and stuffed animals. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 For those who aren’t fans of thin crust pizza, Mama Cozzi also makes stuffed and rising crust versions, a deli take-and-bake pie, and a French bread pizza. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 July 2026 Some Vespas featured flowers and stuffed animals. David Biller, Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2026 Once the children returned from check-in, the organizers greeted them with Danimals drinkable yogurts, their new backpacks and stuffed animals. Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Inside, Sophie loves to play with her baby dolls and stuffed animals. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026 Hearty options at The Farmhouse Cafe like stuffed hashbrowns are adventure fuel. Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026 The elaborate staging kept with the song’s energy, with the group bursting out of a giant pink teddy bear outfitted with speakers for paws, interrupting a tea party scene populated by extras with pinkies raised, before launching into the track amid a cascade of colour and floating stuffed animals. Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Barbies, stuffed animals, cowgirl hats, and handwritten notes now surround the original cross placed at the site after her death. Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Verb
Runs up the middle were often stuffed at the line, at least three of Daniels’ pass attempts were batted away and three others were dropped. Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 On a recent afternoon, the lanky, mustachioed Zucker, wearing a T-shirt, ballcap and small hoop earrings, bears little resemblance to his comic alter ego who sports a tattered suit with gag props stuffed in every pocket. Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Thin-shelled yet not overly delicate, stuffed with amarena cherry-scented light ricotta bookended by bitter dark chocolate chips. The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 On the first play of team drills, linebacker Jackson Woodard stuffed a run to the left side, going to Achane. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 By the mid 1990s, the magazine section of the local bookstores and pharmacies were stuffed with football preview issues. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 In 2022, the body of a man who investigators believe was shot sometime in the 1970s or '80s was found stuffed in a barrel in Lake Mead. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Savory pastries include bacon-egg croissants, spanakopita turnovers and vols-au-vent, which are like birds’ nests of puff pastry stuffed with hearty fillings. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 This dessert is a homemade waffle cone stuffed with cookie butter cheesecake (instead of ice cream) and drizzled with cookie butter and pecan praline. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffed
Adjective
  • Maybe the sign-up flow has too many fields, the first action users need to take isn't obvious or there's a setting that should have been pre-filled.
    Kelli Behan-Aspland, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • In the current setup, teams select players that other teams leave unprotected and then must carry that player on their big-league roster for a full year.
    Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That income limit is a cliff — earning a dollar over the limit generally means paying the full, unsubsidized premium.
    Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Hundreds of Seattle Education Association (SEA) members packed the Seattle Convention Center ballroom Wednesday night to vote 91% in favor of a strike.
    Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Because each image covers such an enormous field of view, scientists expect virtually every exposure to be packed with information.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • America’s Poison Centers’s national helpline receives more than 60,000 calls about possible vitamin poisoning every year, mostly from parents alarmed after their children have accidentally gorged on the chewy sweets.
    Cat Rainsford, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
  • And while fans have been sated by the footballing feast, FIFA and its member associations have gorged on the tournament’s fruits.
    Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • But the day came and went, with son crammed into his quarters on the ship while his older brother and other family members danced at the wedding.
    Chris Quintana, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds of people crammed into the school gym that April evening, and the debate over Point Reyes agitated into a low boil.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Dingell also referenced a similar incident in Livonia, where the same train blocked a crossing for nearly 48 hours before it was cleared on Wednesday.
    Terell Bailey, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • If it is blocked, both studios could emerge from the litigation having spent a year distracted and constrained while the rest of the industry moved forward.
    Cory Jacobson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • San Diego loaded the bases with one out before Rengifo doubled to right for a 3-1 lead.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • On Friday, his only real trouble was in the fifth inning, when a soft single, a line drive and a bunt hit loaded the bases with one out.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Residents described idling in traffic as roads became jammed with evacuees.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Even when turned off, internal components like microswitches or thermal relays can fail or become jammed by breadcrumbs, potentially causing the heating element to turn on unexpectedly.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Stuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffed. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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